Geological problems with the location of the Site C dam in BC. Investment in emerging technologies. Consulting Engineers of Ontario rebrands. Sarah Devereaux receives an award. These were the most-read stories in the Daily Media Report in mid-September.
Site C: The Tyee takes a look at the geological and engineering problems with the location of BC Hydro’s megaproject.
Emerging technologies: KPMG research has found that seven out of 10 Canadian technology executives say that emerging technologies are essential to their organization’s survival, but that those Canadian firms are investing in disruptive technologies less than their American counterparts.
Rebranding: Consulting Engineers of Ontario has rebranded and will now be known as the Association of Consulting Engineering Companies – Ontario (ACEC-Ontario).
Award: Dillon Consulting partner, and a former Engineers Canada Board Director, Sarah Devereaux, is the 2020 recipient of the F.H. Sexton Gold Medal Award from Engineers Nova Scotia.